Photos: Edmonton Oilers take on St. Louis Blues (Dec. 21, 2013)

Edmonton's Nick Schultz (15), left, and Corey Potter (44), right, keep St. Louis' T.J. Oshie (74) at bay during the first period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (80) can't stop St. Louis' Patrik Berglund (21) from scoring during the first period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Andrew Ference (21) skates off as the St. Louis Blues celebrate Patrik Berglund's (21) goal during the first period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Nick Schultz (15) hits St. Louis' Alexander Steen (20) during the first period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Anton Belov (77) takes down St. Louis' T.J. Oshie (74) during the first period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (80) stops St. Louis' Jaden Schwartz (9) during the second period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (80) can't stop St. Louis' Brenden Morrow (10) during the second period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Jesse Joensuu (6) is smashed into the boards by St. Louis' David Backes (42) during the second period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Boyd Gordon (27) looks for an opportunity on St. Louis' goalie Brian Elliott (1) during the second period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Jeff Petry (2) crosschecks St. Louis' T.J. Oshie (74) during the second period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Jordan Eberle (14) can't get a shot past St. Louis' goalie Brian Elliott (1) during the third period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The Oilers lost 6-0. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Luke Gazdic (20) chirps at St. Louis' David Backes (42) during the third period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The Oilers lost 6-0. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (80) looks on as St. Louis' Barret Jackman (5) crashes the net during the third period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The Oilers lost 6-0. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (80) reacts as St. Louis' Chris Stewart (25) celebrates a goal during the third period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The Oilers lost 6-0. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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Edmonton's Jordan Eberle (14) can't get past St. Louis' goalie Brian Elliott (1) during the third period of the Edmonton Oilers' NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The Oilers lost 6-0. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

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The Edmonton Oilers tried their best and kept it close for a while, but lost a 6-0 decision to the LA Kings.

Or was it the Anehim Ducks? Or Boston Bruins?

Whatever. Doesn’t matter.

Point is, the Oilers lost again. Didn’t generate much on the power play, couldn’t finish their chances, stumbled into a some bad defensive lapses, got crappy goaltending, weren’t strong enough...

You know, the usual.

They’re frustrated and need to be more consisted and use their speed against big teams and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

The Oilers, who’ve now lost 18 of the last 19 games when returning home from a road trip of two or more games, kept it close for as long as they could - 2-0 through 40 minutes - before St. Louis boot-heeled them into defeat with two goals 53 seconds apart to start the third and about three or four more after that.

Whatever. Doesn’t matter. Thanks for coming.

“We have this uncanny ability to shoot ourselves in the foot,” said head coach Dallas Eakins, who ripped into the players during a length venting session after the game.

“It’s like we love misery. I’ve had enough misery. I’ve only been here awhile and these players have to be tired of it. There has to be a change in the commitment level and accountability.”

The Oilers were shut out for the sixth time this season and third time in the last five games.

“It’s tough to win games when you’re not scoring,” said winger Jordan Eberle. “And it’s tough to win games when you’re letting in six, too.”

The Oilers were booed off the ice by the fans again, who seem to think

“Once it’s four or five nothing you can see the frustration of the fans,” said former Blue David Perron. “If I was sitting in the stands I might be doing the same or probably worse. What is it, six in a row now? There are a lot of things that aren’t going well.”

He doesn’t blame Eakins, either.

“If I was the coach I think I would have been tearing the whole room apart,” said Perron. “He’s still trying to figure it out himself, too. People have to get pissed off in this room. We just take it. Everyone has to get pissed off.”

In what has become a typical refrain around the OIlers these days, they played solid for a while, (out-shooting the Blues 14-5 in the first period) but still came out of it trailing 1-0 after Chris Stewart opened the scoring.

The shots were 10-2 Edmonton at the time.

The momentum took a violent swing the other way in the second period, with St. Louis out-shooting Edmonton 14-4 and expanding their lead to 2-0 on a beautiful connect the dots play that consisted of five tape-to-tape passes as Brenden Morrow, Stewart and Derek Roy danced through Jeff Petry and Anton Belov at 5:50.

The Blues poured it on in the third: Stewart made it 4-0 at 1:46, Jaden Schwartz made it 4-0 at 2:38, Stewart’s hat-trick goal made it 5-0 at 7:27 and Ilya Bryggalov let in another floater at 12:46.

What happens now? It’s the same game being played over and over and the same things being said over and over. And nothing ever changes.

“We just talked about that,” said Eberle. “The coach can’t do anything, the GM can’t do anything. The fans can’t do anything. It comes down to the guys in here. We’ve said the same things over and over again and it starts to piss you off when you’re just not doing it.

“The biggest thing I see in our game right now, the thing that separates us from good teams, is we’re not on the same page. We don’t play like a team. It’s been like that in too many games.”

Oilers lose sixth in a row

The Edmonton Oilers tried their best and kept it close for a while, but lost a 6-0 decision to the LA Kings.

Or was it the Anehim Ducks? Or Boston Bruins?

Whatever. Doesn’t matter.

Point is, the Oilers lost again. Didn’t generate much on the power play, couldn’t finish their chances, stumbled into a some bad defensive lapses, got crappy goaltending, weren’t strong enough...

You know, the usual.

They’re frustrated and need to be more consisted and use their speed against big teams and blah, blah, blah, blah blah, blah, blah.

The Oilers, who’ve now lost 18 of the last 19 games when returning home from a road trip of two or more games, kept it close for as long as they could - 2-0 through 40 minutes - before St. Louis boot-heeled them into defeat with two goals 53 seconds apart to start the third and about three or four more after that.